The number of children needing surgery after ingesting button batteries is rising, according to a leading paediatric surgeon. The increase is in line with trends seen in the US where serious child ...

The National Consumer Affairs Center has issued new guidance about the risks of children accidentally ingesting button batteries following a series of household incidents recently that have led to ...

Parents are being warned about the dangers of button batteries which can burn through the throat or stomach if swallowed by children. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has ...

Two Medicine Hat parents are warning about the dangers of button batteries after their two-year-old swallowed one and burned a hole in her throat. Sheldon and Victoria Akers had to take their daughter ...

Some light-up skirts sold on Amazon.com or Walmart.com have button batteries that aren't meeting safety standards to protect children, a government safety regulator warns. Button batteries, which are ...

It seemed to have started with a simple cough that refused to go away. For five days, the patient – a six-year-old girl – also struggled with swallowing anything other than liquids and soft foods, and ...

A doctor is warning parents of the potentially fatal dangers of button batteries being swallowed by children. Dr Kate Parkins at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital has stepped up her campaign ...

Fast food chain Hungry Jack's has been fined $150,240 because its toys did not include warnings about the button batteries inside. A Noosa mum whose daughter died after ingesting a button battery says ...

When one of Madeline Dunn's 18-month-old twins woke up screaming in agony, she rushed him to the emergency room and demanded an X-ray Kennedy News & Media When one of Madeline Dunn's 18-month-old ...

Two popular children’s products—Best&Less light-up clogs and Crocs LED Jibbitz Charms—are at the centre of an urgent recall due to serious safety concerns involving button batteries. The Australian ...